How ignore actions name in route with ASP.NET MVC?

Question

Let's say I have following simple controller:

public class DataController: Controller
{     
    [HttpGet]
    public ActionResult Index()
    {
        // some code
    }
}

Now I'd like Index action to be allways called if there is a GET request to DataContoller. I other words to ignore action name and any other parameters. For example all of following calls should be handled by Index action:

How can I achieve this?

gabriel.hayes · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-16 19:13:25Z

3

You should update your RouteConfig like so:

public class RouteConfig
{
        public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
        {
            routes.MapRoute(
                name: "RouteOverwrite",
                url: "data/{*catchall}",
                defaults: new { controller = "Data", action = "Index" }
            );
        }
}

Make sure you use this in Application_Start:

public class MvcApplication : System.Web.HttpApplication
    {
        protected void Application_Start()
        {
            AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
            System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = (SecurityProtocolType)3072;

// register route config
            RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
        }
    }

answered Jan 16, 2020 at 19:13

gabriel.hayes

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Maxime Matter Over a year ago

What's would be the difference using {catchall} instead of {*catchall} in this case?

gabriel.hayes Over a year ago

@MaximeMatter I honestly can't recall.. I believe without the asterisk ASP.NET will try to parse it in as a parameter or something wonky like that. I do know that if you reference a named placeholder (i.e. {someVal}), and then have a route method with someVal as a parameter, it will parse the {someVal} part of the route out and fill in the parameter with that.

awen · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-16 19:11:10Z

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you can do this by using routetable. check out system.web.routing in asp.net mvc.

answered Jan 16, 2020 at 19:11

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